INTERPRETATIONOF SYMBOLS USED IN THE INDEX-CARDS
PLANT NEEDS
| Light | |||||
 | Sun |  | Half-shadow |  | Shadow |
| Room temperature | |||||
 | Warm |  | Temperate |  | Cool |
| Dampness of the substratum | |||||
 | High |  | Moderate |  | Low |
| Room dampness | |||||
 | High |  | Moderate |  | Low |
PLANT FEATURES
| Form of propagation | |||||
 | From seed |  | From cutting /in vitro |
 | From bulb tubero rhizome |
| Culture envirronment | |||||
 | Open air |  | Shaded | ||
 | Cold greenhouse |  | Heated greenhouse | ||
| Carriage | |||||
 | Upright |  | Climbing | ||
 | Hanging |  | Mantling | ||
| Reflowering | |||||
 | Very high |  | High |  | Medium |
FORMS OF REARING
 | Sapling/Stem |  | Arch |
 | Balcony box |  | Hanging basket |
 | Bush/Shrub |  | Bowl |
 | Column |  | Pyramid |
 | Espalier |  | Specially expanded |
 | Specially composed |  | Aromatic | Plants that may prove to be irritant on contact or harmful if ingested
STANDARD COMMERCIAL PACKAGINGS
 | Pot diameter cm |
 | Average number of plants per shelf |
 | Average number of plants per trolley |